Manifolding book



Aug. l0, 1937. lA. E. BENSON MANIFOLDING BooK Filed March 5', 1936 wenz-r Jrmrezwon,

'i by Patented ug. 10, 1937 NHTE STATS Y"T QFFIQE MANIFOLDING B 0K Application March 5, 1936, Serial No. 67,208

7 Claims.

The present invention relates to manifolding books and has for its object the production of a book of this character which may be used for several purposes where triplicate copies of any particular data are required, as for instance, the recording of a plurality of orders for articles which must be subsequently made or partly made before shipment.

This object is attained by constructing a book l0 in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, one preferred formthereof is illustrated in the ,y drawing, this form having been found to give satisfactory and reliable results,` although it is to be understood that the Various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized, and the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described except as required by the scope of the appended claims.

Of the drawing- Figure 1 represents a manifolding book embodying the principles of the present'invention, one sheet of which is `shown unfolded and spread out. v

Figure 2 represents an elevation of a portion of said book with the sheets thereof folded asfthe book would be when not in use.

Figure 3 represents an elevation of a portion of one of the sheets showing the rear face thereof.

Figure 4 represents in diagram one of the sections of the book with carbon sheets interposed between the folds of the sheets, and y Figure 5 represents in diagram an end View of the book.

Similar characters indicate likeparts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

in the drawing, lo is a paper sheet having a plurality of lines of perforations II, I2, I3 and It, extending from top tobottom thereof, thereby dividing said sheet into an inner section I5,

an intermediate section I6, an' outer section Il,

and an extension I8 projecting from the outer edge of the outer section Il.

A plurality of these sheets IB are bound together between strips I9 with staples 26 extending through the various sheets I!) and said strips Bound into the book and extending over the section I5 of each `sheet is a carbon paper' 2l and over this carbon paper 2I and the upper 55 sheet I0 is the cover 22 which has a width suicient to cover the sheets I0 when folded in the manner to be hereinafter described.

The various sheets I0 composing the book bound together as above stated are numbered consecutively as indicated at 23, and any in- 5 formatory characters may be printed or written upon the sections I5, I6 and I'I, and the extension I8.

The characters on the intermediate section I6 are printed on the reverse face of the same, as l0 indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawing, so that when said intermediate section I6 is folded over onto the section I5 along the line of perforations I2 and the section I'I is folded over upon the intermediate section I6 along the line of perforations l5 I3, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawing, the printed characters on the various sections and the extension I8 are all facing in the same direction'.V

When in this position the carbon paper 2l will 20 be superimposed upon the section I5 with the extension I8 beyond the outer edge of said carbon paper 2I.

At the rear of the book are bound several other carbonsheets 24 perforated from top to bottom 25 so that a portion of the same equal to the width of one of the sections I5, I6 and Il may be detached from the part bound into the book and this detached portion may then be interposed between the intermediate section I6 and the outer 30 section Il with its outer edge registering with the outer edge of the section I5.

Each of the sections I5, I6 and I'I are divided byv lines 25 into ten panels 26 in longitudinal alignment and numbered from top to bottom of 35 each section by the designating numerals 2l.

Opposite the lines 25 and in alinement therewith is a plurality of perforations 2B extending across the extension I8. A

By means of the line of perforations I4 and 40 the lines of perforations 28 a plurality of slips 29 are formed which may be detached from the section I'i and also from each other.

These slips 2S have designating numerals 2l, one to ten, corresponding to the numerals on the panels 26 which said slips are opposite.

When the sheets I 0 are folded into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 4 any information desired may be written on one of the slips 29 and the same and other information may be written on the panel of the same number of the outer section I1.

When this information is written on either panel 26 of the outer sectionv I l, the same information will be simultaneously transferred tov the sections I6 and I5 owing to the carbon sheets 2l and 24 disposed beneath the sections Il and IS.

When the book is not in use the sheets are all in folded position as indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawing and the cover 22 extends to the right hand edge 3E) of the extension I8.

A book thus constructed may be utilized for many different purposes, as for instance, it might l be used as an ord-er book where small numbers of inexpensive articles are to be made or partly made in accordance with an order received from a customer and the amount of the order would not warrant expensive bookkeeping.

l5 An order received from a customer would be inserted on slip I for instance of the extension I8 and the same and other data written on the panel I of section I1.

All the data which are printed on the panel I of section I'I would be transferred to panels I of the sections I5 and I6.

The next order received would be placed on slip 2 of extension I8 and panel 2 of section I'I, and so on until all of the slips I to IIl have been filled out, the customer in each case taking the slip to show when he comes to the store to claim the finished articles.

When all of the slips I to IIJ of one sheet have been filled out, sections I6 and I'I of the sheet are then detached from section I5 which may be retained in the book if desired as a matter of record at the place of business where the order is given, and these sections I5 and II are sent to the oflice of the rm where the work is to be done.

If desired one carbon paper 2l may be used for several of the sheets I0 and the upper sheet in this case is removed from the book in its entirety when once iilled out with the desired information. When the upper sheet IU is filled in and it is detached from the book the carbon paper 2I will rest on section I5 of the inner sheet Section I6 is detached at the factory from section I'I and sent to the workshop to have the order filled, and when the order has been filled and ready to be sent to the retailer, the articles are forwarded to the retailer with the section I'I which acts as an invoice in lieu. of a bill.

Consequently, in the bookkeeping divisions of both the retailer and manufacturer, there is no necessity for enteringea-ch individual item on the ten panels but on the contrary it is only necessary7 to enter a single item and that is Nd ll which includes all of the articles included on the entire section I'I.

While the original section II is sent to the retailer as an invoice, the intermediate section I6 is kept by the iirm doing the work, and the inner section I5 is always kept by the retailer as a part of his records.

By the use of a book thus constructed, the bookkeeping of both the retailer and the firm doing the work is greatly simplied.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, panel 5 has indicated thereon certain designating characters used for one particular purpose.

In each book all of thevarious slips in section I8 have the same designating characters there- 0 It is believed, however, unnecessary to repeat these data on all of the slips.

Likewise, in Fig. l on the panels 5 of sections I5 and I 'I are shown other designating characters used for a particular purpose, and when CII properly iilled out on the dotted lines give desired information.

It will be understood that all of the panels on sections I5, I6 and I1 in each book have exactly the same characters as shown in panels 5 of Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Any other data may be applied to the various panels and slips to be used for an entirely different purpose without changing tlie scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A manifolding book comprising a plurality of bound-in sheets divided into three detachable sections with similar printed characters similarly located on each section and normally folded to cause said characters on the three sections to face in the same direction and in register, a bound-in carbon paper between the inner and intermediate sections, and another perforated bound-in carbon paper at the back of the book having a detachable portion adapted to be interposed between said intermediate and outer sections.

2. ArmanifoldingV lbook comprising a plurality of bound-in sheets divided into three detachable sections with similar printed characters similarly located on each section and normally folded to cause said characters on the three sections to face in the same direction and in register and the inner section being detachable from the bound-in portion of each sheet, a bound-in ca bon paper between the inner and intermediate sections and a loose carbon paper interposed between said intermediate and outer sections.

3. A manifolding book comprising a plurality of bound-in sheets divided into three detachable sections with similar printed characters similarly located on each section and normally folded to cause said characters on the three sections to face in the same direction and in register, a bound-in carbon paper between the inner and intermediate sections and another carbon paper bound into the book and adapted to be detached and interposed between said intermediate and outer sections, all of said sections being divided into ten panels in longitudinal alinement and numbered consecutively from top to bottom and all of said panels in alinement on all of said sections having a like number.

4. A manifolding book comprising a plurality of bound-in sheets divided into three detachable sections with similar printed characters similar- 1y located on each section and normally folded to cause said characters on the three sections to face in the same direction and in register, a bound-in carbon paper between the inner and intermediate sections, and another carbon paper interposed between said intermediate and outer sections, all of said sections being divided into ten panels in longitudinal alinement and numbered consecutively from top to bottom, said panels in alinement yon all of said sections having a like number, the outer section of each sheet having extending from its outer edge and beyond said carbon paper ten slips opposite said panels and similarly numbered.

5. A manifolding book comprising a plurality of bound-in sheets divided into three detachable sections with similar printed characters similarly located on each section and normally folded to cause said characters on the three sections to face in the same direction and in register, said sections being detachable from each other and the inner section being detachable from a portion of the sheet bound into the book, a bound-in carbon paper between the inner and intermediate sections and a loose carbon paper interposed between said intermediate and outer sections, all of said sections being divided into ten panels in longitudinal alinement and numbered consecutively from top to bottom, said panels in alinement on all of said sections having a like number, the outer section of each sheet having at its outer edge beyond said carbon paper an extension provided with ten slips opposite said panels and similarly numbered, said slips being detachable from said outer section and from each other.

6. A manifolding book comprising a plurality of bound-in sheets divided into three detachable sections With similar printed characters similarly located on each section and normally folded to cause said characters on the three sections to face in the same direction and in register, a bound-in carbon paper between the inner and intermediate sections and another bound-in carbon paper .adapted to be interposed between said intermediate and outer sections after detachment from said book.

, 7. A manifolding book comprising a plurality of bound-in sheets divided into three detachable sections With similar printed characters similarly located on each section and normally folded to cause said characters o-n the three sections to face in the same direction and in register, a bound-in carbon paper between the inner and intermediate sections, a loose carbon paper interposed between said intermediate and outer sections, and a plurality of slips extending from the outer edge of the outer section and beyond said carbon sheets, said slips being detachable from said outer section and from each other.

ARTHUR E. BENSON. 

